surface structure

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
surface structure

▶noun (in transformational grammar) the structure of a phrase or sentence in a language, as opposed to its underlying logical form. Contrasted with deep structure.

'surface structure' also found in these Oxford entries:

deep structure - transformation - transformational grammar

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